I drove yesterday from Philadelphia in rush-hour traffic, made a 5-minute stop at home, then drove to Coca-Cola Park. It was a long, intense day yesterday---my excuse for punking out after the 7th-inning stretch. At the time the 'Pigs were trailing 3-2 and the Phillies were down 6-4. By the time I got to the car, the Phils were up 8-6. In the 8th, the 'Pigs made it 6-3. That score held up. The Phillies tacked on another run with a Jayson Werth laser shot to dead center. Final score there: 9-6.
Chan Ho Park was spectacular in relief of Jamie Moyer, who went just five; Brad Lidge was in form for the save. Chase Utley had an inside-the-park home run. Yes, the guy runs. Werth's homer was his 20th of the season. That gives the Phillies four players with 20 or more home runs before the All-Star break.
The IronPigs were supposed to be in Moosic playing the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees but the Yanks are having drainage problems with their field and the two-game series was suddenly moved to the Lehigh Valley. For season-ticket holders those are two bonus games. Not only that, but also the weather could not have been better for baseball.
